General King Praises Marshfield Company A After Armory Inspection
General Charles A. King of the regular army conducted a two hour inspection of Marshfield’s Company A and the Second Regiment Band with Captain Meyer and Lieutenants Schoenhofen and Connor. He commended the men for their drill discipline and pledged support for a new ground floor armory to accommodate the company.
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Charles A. King
Regular Army
Meyer
Schoenhofen
Connor
King
E. E B. Ames
Marshfield
Geys
Iris
Medal Contest At Armory Yields Remarkable 74 Score
Private Fred Rhyner won the gold medal with a standout score of 74 out of 75 at the armory Sunday afternoon, beating Private A Molter by 2 points. The scores list Rhyner 51 Molter 359 Rapp 354 Jr. Seimers 552 Warnecke S47 Stanas S47 Therolf S46 L Seimers 546 Peers S41. Also noted is the upcoming wrestling title bout between Fred Beell and Frank Gotch at the Coliseum in Chicago Friday April 26 under the International Athletic Club with a $4000 purse. Beell left for Chicago this week and trains on Quincy street. he is confident of victory.
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Company A
Fred Rhyner
A. Molter
Rapp
Jr. Seimers
Warnecke
Stanas
Therolf
L. Seimers
Peers
Fred Beell
Frank Gotch
Coliseum
Chicago
International Athletic Club
Quincy Street
Upham Logging Road Extension Aims Toward Merrill
Upham logging road running north from Athens and owned by the Central will be extended this summer. The line may reach Merrill, eighteen miles from its end, with the old road leveled and ballasted for faster travel. If completed to Merrill, the project would open up a rich territory.
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Upham
Athens
The
Central
Merrill
City Council Re elected Officers Set For Year
City hall last week hosted the new council alongside holdover aldermen to organize for the year. Alderman John Juno chosen president, M G Fleckenstein re elected city clerk, C B Edwards elected city attorney with E C Pors close, August Budahn re elected street commissioner. Mayor Upham named police chief A F Ger, officers Griffin and Thompson, driver janitor Felenz, cemetery sexton Adler. Committees named with Ald Juno leading Public Works and other members across Finance Health License Poor and related panels.
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John Juno
M.G. Fleckenstein
C. B. Edwards
E. C. Pors
August Budahn
Upham
A. F. Ger
Mike Griffin
Louis Thompson
H. Felenz
Jacob Adler Sexton
Noll
Eggebrecht
Finney
Board of Public Works
Ald
Juno
Connor
Hartl
Thuss
Rebsteck
Kliner
Marx
Pollard
Welton
Poor
Two Teens Charged In Depot Cigar Theft
Northwestern freight depot entry Sunday night led to the arrest of Walter Lochmann and Gustave Arndt, both 17, on charges of stealing twenty boxes of cigars consigned to C. E. Blodgett. The cigars were found hidden in the Lochmann barn after the pair confessed. They were bound over to the circuit court with $500 bail each, with potential reform school sentence due to their age.
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Northwestern
C. E. Blodgett
Griffin
Walter Lochmann
Gustave Arndt
Sod
Lochmann
Cherry Street
Gateman
Aagman
Central Avenue
Hahn
Chicago
Tower House
Arndt
Lochman
Marshfield
Paving Pledges for Central Avenue in Marshfield
Letters from residents urge immediate permanent paving of Central Avenue using granite or brick, arguing existing mud during spring and fall delays traffic. Proponents propose financing over years, shifting funds from temporary repairs to a sinking fund, and prioritize durable pavement to spur city progress.
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Marshfield
Central Avenue
Central Ave
W. C
Omaha
Tam
Gerade
Ames
R, J, Stracss
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Hanan and Son
Toaakers
King split-log drag gains traction for road work
The King split-log drag is moving from theory to action in the area as the Board of Public Works weighs its use on city side streets. Reports from Cameron and Spencer show rapid, cost effective road repair with minimal effort, suggesting the drag can replace costly scrapers.
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Board of Public Works
Juno
C. I. Morrison
Cameron
Morrison
Klondike
George Farrington
Spencer
Marshfield
Spencer Road
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Rhyner
West
Walter Lochman
Circuit Court
Saint Brigetta
Colt
Vici
Gibson
Haman
Hanan and Sons
W. L. Douglas and Crawford
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